• Title
  Dangar family - papers concerning Thomas Gordon Gibbons Dangar, 1868-1983
• Creator
  Dangar family
• Call number
  MLMSS 4529
  
• Level of description
  fonds
• Date
  
  1868 - 1983
• Type of material
  Textual Records, Clippings
• Reference code
  442607
• Issue Copy
  Partly Digitised : MLMSS 4529/2X/2
  
• Physical Description
  1 box and 1 outsize item
  
• ADMINISTRATIVE/ BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY
  
  Thomas Gordon Gibbons Dangar (1829-1890), pastoralist and parliamentarian, was born at Sydney, son of Matthew John Gibbons, cooper, and his wife Charlotte. After his father's death his mother married Thomas Dangar in 1932 and Thomas Gordon Gibbons was brought up as the son of Thomas Dangar. He was educated at Sydney College. In 1847 Dangar moved to the New England district. He became a magistrate in 1855 and was elected a member of the NSW Legislative Assembly for the seats of The Gwyder (1865-1880) and The Namoi (1880-1890).
• Scope and Content
  1871; Letts's diary with ms. entries recording mainly details of pastoral activities (Call No.: MLMSS 4529/1)
  1871-1983; Miscellaneous papers, including receipts, letters received, invoices, newspaper cuttings, ms. notes and a ballot paper (Call No.: MLMSS 4529/1)
  May 1868-Jan 1869; 'Supplies issued by T.G. Dangar, from', being volume [19 pp] recording supplies issued to individuals. Includes a list of the type of goods supplied and the name of each individual. (Call No.: MLMSS 4529/2X)
  1888; Illuminated invitation to Thomas G.G. Dangar MLA to the State Banquet to celebrate the centenary of settlement. (Call No.: MLMSS 4529/2X)
• General note
  
  This collection was listed in 2004 as part of the Sesquicentenary of Responsible Government in NSW 1856-2006 Project.
  This collection includes pictorial material. See Pic.Acc. 6027 in Pic Source File.
  Digital order no:a928111
• Name
  Dangar, Thomas Gordon Gibbons, 1829-1890
  
• Subject
  Pastoralists--New South Wales.
  Pioneers--New South Wales.
  Politicians--New South Wales--19th century.
  
• Exhibited in
  
  Eat your History : A shared table - Museum of Sydney (28 September, 2013 - 9 March, 2014). Applies to: MLMSS 4529/2X/2
• Open Rosetta viewer
  IE3313419

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